Black Enso

JJJJJerome Ellis is an interdisciplinary artist who has an incredible capacity to create as a musician, writer, and actor. Yet the best way to describe JJJJJerome is as an enigma. Not because he is so mysterious but because his brilliance is so difficult to truly understand. He and I talk through what inspires him to make art that acts as a healing balm and how he wears his stutter like a crown on a tilt. You can find JJJJJerome Ellis on Instagram @ellisjerome & jeromeellis.com. Additional information on www.blackensomedia.com

Amir Sulaiman, Mikaal’s older brother, is a world renowned poet, screenwriter, theologian, and abolitionist. Amir discusses his brief and bitter crisis involving an Emmy nomination for his screenwriting work on Hulu’s Ramy show. He also breaks down his unique point of view on reality and how we might be living in a screenplay. Amir's short poem you'll hear at the end of the episode is from a short poetry film collaboration he and I worked on. You can see it at https://www.blackensomedia.com/episode-2. You can also find Amir on Instagram @amirsulaiman.

In this first episode of the Black Enso podcast, Mikaal Sulaiman, the Black Enso host, works through his thoughts on Agoraphobia. His stream of thought essay relates Agoraphobia to his health, his blackness, and his ego.link to post-accident photo: https://www.blackensomedia.com/episode-1